BERKELEY COUNTY—The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department confirmed in a press release Monday that officers were involved in an altercation on Sunday, Oct. 5 leading to the discharge of officer service weapons.

According to the release, a call was received at approximately 7:41 a.m. for a missing person identified as David Edward Browne, 29, of Martinsburg. The caller, the release said, reported that Browne had last been seen around 9:30 p.m. Oct. 4 after leaving friends who had attended a bonfire at his residence. The caller indicated that Browne had been off his prescribed medications for schizophrenia and bipolar disease and had been displaying paranoid behavior, the release said, adding that Browne had discarded his identification documents and electronic devices. In addition, the call

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